US denies role in Moscow killing of chemical weapons general
The US State Department rejects accusations of involvement in the assassination of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow. The general was responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
US State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, firmly denied that the United States had any connection to the assassination of Russian General Igor Kirillov, who was killed in Moscow. - I can tell you that the United States was not aware of it in advance and was not involved - emphasised Miller during the Tuesday press briefing.
Matthew Miller noted that General Kirillov was responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces.
- He was involved in the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian military; it’s something the United States has been – has publicly assessed before, that the – that the Russian military under his – in – a unit under his command has used riot agents in violation of international law on the battlefield - said Miller. This included the use of CS tear gas, the use of which is prohibited by international law.
Assassination of General Kirillov
General Igor Kirillov, commander of the Russian Radiochemical and Biological Defence Forces, died as a result of a bomb explosion in Moscow. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as a special operation. According to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, the explosion occurred on Tuesday morning on Ryazansky Prospect, about 6 kilometres from the Kremlin. The bomb, with an explosive force equivalent to 0.2 kilograms of TNT, was hidden in an electric scooter.
The assassination of Kirillov occurred a day after the SBU identified him as a suspect in the mass use of prohibited chemical weapons against the Ukrainian Defence Forces. However, the State Department spokesperson refused to issue a judgment on the attack, merely emphasising that Kirillov participated in a series of crimes.
